Narrowing differences over electoral law, registration of parties, upazila and national polls aimed at

Staff Correspondent

The third round of dialogue between the Election Commission and political parties began Saturday, in an attempt to smooth differences brewing over a new electoral law, registration of parties and schedule of upcoming upazila and national polls.

Workers Party of Bangladesh, with a five-member delegation headed by WPB president Rashed Khan Menon, was the first party to sit with the EC, represented by chief election commission ATM Shamsul Huda and commissioners Muhammad Sohul Hussain and M Shakhawat Hussain.
 
Prior to the dialogue, Menon told reporters: "We will discuss party registration, the amended representation of the people ordinance and steps to create a genial atmosphere for the national elections."
 
Election commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hussain told reporters: "We are set to start third round dialogue with the political parties. We have heard their views in the media, we want to hear them now directly."
 
The EC has invited 16 political parties to the third dialogue.
 
The commission will also hold talks with Samyabadi Dal, Ganatantri Party and Jatiya Party (Ershad) on Saturday.
 
On Sunday it will sit with BNP, Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.
 
On Monday, it will hold talks with Liberal Democratic Party, Islami Oikyo Jote, Jatiya Party (JP), Jamaat-e-Islami.
 
On Tuesday, the EC is scheduled to sit with Awami League, Krishak Sramik Janata League, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rob) and National Awami Party (Mozaffar).

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